Azimio has bolstered its numbers in the National Assembly after it clinched three out of the four parliamentary elections held on August 29 polls.
Notably, the Kenya United Party (KUP), an affiliate of Azimio, cliched both the Pokot South and Kacheliba parliamentary seats.
In the Pokot South contest, incumbent David Pkosing beat Simon Kalekem of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) after garnering 28,225 votes.
The UDA candidate garnered 15, 295 votes.
On the other hand, Titus Lotee beat incumbent Mark Lomunokol to clinch the Kacheliba parliamentary seat. Lomunokol was vying on a UDA party ticket. Totee garnered 20,073 while Lomunokol garnered 17, 963 votes.
KUP was founded by former West Pokot governor John Lonyangapuo months leading the August 9 polls. The professor of mathematics failed to defend his gubernatorial seat, losing it to Simon Kachapin, the governor.
In the suspended Kitui rural parliamentary seat, David Mwalika of the Wiper party edged out his closest rival Charles Nyamai of UDA after garnering 19,745 votes. Nyamai garnered 10,178 votes.
However, in the Rongai parliamentary contest, UDA carried the day after Paul Chebor beat Raymond Moi of the independent KANU party.
Cheboi garnered 27,021 votes while the son of the late president Daniel Moi garnered 14,725 votes.
The four parliamentary seats were postponed by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) following a mix-up in the printing of ballot papers.
With the outcome of the just concluded polls, Azimio now boosts of 165 members while Kenya Kwanza moves to 160 from 159.
Nonetheless, Azimio has lost some of its members who have defected to Deputy President William Ruto's faction - Kenya Kwanza. Among those who have defected are Ugenya MP-elect David Ochieng and 7 MPs elected under the United Democratic Movement (UDM).
However, the defecting legislators were warned that they would have to cut ties with Azimio before being duly recognised as Kenya Kwanza members.
“They can associate however they want but they cannot be in two coalitions - they have to resign from one. So far, I have not received a request from any party that wants to leave a coalition,” Registrar of political parties, Anne Nderitu earned then.
